Category Archives: Economics, Marketing, Policy
First Look at the Farm Bill Title I for Row Crops: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Download the PDF version of this post. On December 11, 2018, the U.S. Senate passed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). The … Continue reading
Implications of Hurricane Michael on the Seed Cotton ARC/PLC Selection Decision
Download the PDF version of the factsheet. We recently released a factsheet which compares between the Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) … Continue reading
Preliminary Estimation of Cotton Damages from Hurricane Michael
Prepared by Yangxuan Liu and Amanda R. Smith Download the PDF version of this article. Hurricane Michael unexpectedly gained power and quickly grew into a Category … Continue reading
Agricultural Disaster Assistance Information Session for Producers Affected by Hurricane Michael
Monday, October 22, 2018 at 2pm at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. There will be an important information session for producers to learn about … Continue reading
Market Facilitation Program: What is available to cover my marketing losses from trade tariffs?
Download the PDF version of this newsletter. U.S. Department of Agriculture releases details about the spending plans for $12 billion in trade aid package for … Continue reading
Cotton Outlook
Download the PDF version of this newsletter. In 2018, Georgia’s farmers planted 1.43 million acres of cotton, up 150,000 acres from 2017. The average cotton … Continue reading
2018 UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day (September 5th)
The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission, and the University of Georgia Peanut and Cotton Teams, will co-sponsor the annual UGA Cotton and Peanut Research Field … Continue reading
2018 Farm Bill Update
The legislative process leading to the next farm bill has been well underway. The current 2014 farm bill will end in September 2018. Numerous hearings … Continue reading
Generic Base/Seed Cotton Program Timeline
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 authorized Seed Cotton as a covered commodity under Title 1 of the 2014 farm bill and created eligibility for … Continue reading
Information on the Recent Designation of Seed Cotton as a Covered Commodity
On February 9, 2018, the US Congress passed budget legislation that included the designation of seed cotton as a covered commodity under the 2014 farm … Continue reading